Draw #160 was an Express Entry draw that took place on August 19, 2020 at 12:41:09 UTC.
The following programs were included in this draw:
The Comprehensive Ranking System (CRS) cutoff score was 771 points, 84 points higher than the last draw on July 22, 2020.
600 Invitations to Apply (ITAs) were issued in this draw.
The tie-breaking date and time was July 24, 2020 at 11:39:23 UTC. Candidates with a CRS score of 771 who entered the Express Entry pool before this date will receive an ITA.
The total number of invitations issued in 2020, as of this draw, was 62,450.
The Express Entry candidate pool contained 142,012 candidates on August 18, 2020.
That was 149 candidates fewer than on August 4, 2020.
The 600 candidates invited in this draw represented 0.42% of the total number of candidates in the pool.
The number of candidates in each CRS score band is shown below.
| CRS score range | August 18, 2020 |
|---|---|
| 0-300 | 3316 |
| 301-350 | 25401 |
| 351-400 | 48929 |
| 401-410 | 8540 |
| 411-420 | 7606 |
| 421-430 | 7241 |
| 431-440 | 9246 |
| 441-450 | 8602 |
| 451-460 | 8951 |
| 461-470 | 8506 |
| 471-480 | 4302 |
| 481-490 | 409 |
| 491-500 | 217 |
| 501-600 | 284 |
| 601-1200 | 462 |